Paisley Sheriff Court heard he left his wife feeling like a broken woman who tried to commit suicide in despair at her abusive marriage.

Mitchell claimed he was the victim of domestic abuse but the jury saw through his lies after a 16-day trial.

Mitchell was convicted of three assaults on McGuire between May and December 2011.

Suzie on the day of her wedding to Derek Mitchell

The thug, of East Kilbride, was also found guilty of a breach of the peace in November 2009. During a remarkable case, the jury heard how Mitchell drunkenly pulled his wife’s wedding finger back and broke it.

He grabbed McGuire during a military event she was hosting and branded her a slut. Mitchell also humiliated the DJ during a Cash for Kids event by slapping her while she chatted with billionaire businessmanMike Ashley.

Former drivetime presenter McGuire gave evidence from behind screens during the trial. She said her husband went from being “Prince Charming” to being “a Jekyll and Hyde character”.

McGuire broke down as she revealed how she was so “broken” in March 2013 that she went to an area behind Bonnyton golf course in Eaglesham, near Glasgow, and took pills and vodka in a bid to end her life.

Suzie McGuire is happy again with new man Kevin.

During her evidence, the DJ, who had a panic button installed in her home before the trial, said: “I was actually a woman pushed to the limit – beaten up, berated daily, I had nothing left to give.”

The domestic abuse victim said she was viciously bitten and told daily she was old, fat and ugly and no one would want her.